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ISO, musicians still far apart in negotiations

Union representatives for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians are spilling more details about negotiations with ISO management, which is planning major structural changes to address the orchestra's ongoing financial issues.

Water utility eyes rate hikes to promote conservation

Citizens Water is considering changes in the way it bills customers to conserve water during future droughts. Among the changes could be periodic rate hikes to discourage heavy usage on peak days.

Bloomington named a top college town

Bloomington has been named one of the top 10 college towns in the country by Livability.com, which ranked America’s small- and medium-sized cities on quality-of-life measures. Bloomington came in seventh. College Station, Texas—home of Texas A&M University—was ranked first.

School district trying to raise $3M

A central Indiana school district is looking to raise more than $3 million from business advertisements to pay for improvements to its athletic fields. Leaders of Johnson County's Clark-Pleasant schools say the fundraising is needed because district money for such projects isn't available. The money would go toward doubling the seating capacity of Whiteland Community High School's football field to 5,000 and replacing the grass football field with artificial turf. A new track and improvements to the soccer, baseball and softball facilities also are planned.
 

Man shot to death on east side

Indianapolis police say a man was found shot to death inside a car on the east side Wednesday evening. Officers called to the scene in the 5400 block of East 17th Street found the 22-year-old victim on the passenger side of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the shooting may have happened at a nearby apartment complex.
 

Rain threatens weekend activities, including big NHRA race

Officials say they hope the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac won’t force them to postpone weekend festivities at Lucas Oil Raceway. Another big weekend event, Rib Fest America at Military Park, will be held rain or shine, promoters say.

BP says dozens of local stations sold tainted gasoline

BP says the size of its gasoline recall is now more than twice as large than previously reported, with 4.7 million gallons distributed over the past week to about 200 gas stations as far as southwestern Ohio and southern Indiana.

Isaac brings higher gas prices, south and north

As Hurricane Isaac swamps the nation's oil and gas hub along the Gulf Coast, it's delivering sharply higher pump prices to storm-battered residents of Louisiana and Mississippi — and also to unsuspecting drivers up north in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

Romney pitches change for veterans in Indiana speech

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told veterans Wednesday in Indianapolis that he's already started planning how to change veterans' services to help them find jobs during a Romney administration.

Four charged in housing schemes

The Marion County Prosecutor's Office has filed multiple charges against four suspects accused of renting or selling homes they did not own to unsuspecting buyers. Shel Amos and Beverly Cannedy were charged with two counts of corrupt business influence, two counts of burglary, six counts of forgery and six counts of theft. Willie Hawkins was charged with corrupt business influence, two counts of burglary, 10 counts of theft and three counts of tax evasion. Wendell Brown, also known as Menes Ankh-EL, was charged with five counts of forgery, one count of theft, four felony counts of intimidation and one misdemeanor count of intimidation.

Murder suspect taken into custody

A suspect accused of fatally shooting a man outside an Indianapolis gas station was arrested Tuesday. Police arrested 22-year-old Eric Butler during a traffic stop near West 38th Street and Interstate 465. Butler is accused of opening fire on two men near a gas station at 10th Street and Lynhurst Drive in June, killing 30-year-old Tommy Thompson. Butler faces murder charges.

Indy to feel Isaac aftermath

The remnants of Hurricane Isaac, which stormed into Louisiana and Mississippi late Tuesday, are likely to be felt in central Indiana this weekend. Various weather-forecasting models are predicting anywhere from 2.9 inches to 6.8 inches of rain in the area starting Friday night. Also possible are high winds, torrential downpours, isolated tornadoes and flooding. Weather experts say the forecast could easily change between now and the weekend.

Anderson tests new pavement-recycling process

Anderson is the first city in Indiana to try a process that uses infrared technology to heat and melt existing asphalt, which is then broken up and removed, mixed with fresh oil and returned to the road surface.

Lock-up expiration looming for ExactTarget

Shares of Angie's List and Facebook were battered earlier this month immediately after the expiration of their lock-up agreements. That’s something tech firm ExactTarget would like to avoid on Sept. 17, when its lock-up agreement expires.

Romney to address veterans in Indianapolis

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will focus on veterans' issues with a Wednesday afternoon speech to the American Legion in Indianapolis as speakers at the GOP convention in Florida address defense and foreign affairs.